Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-23

three years old, weight some over 1900
A fat COW eight years old weighs 2l50
pounds. Abba, COW eight years old,
has butter record of 10 pounds 10 ounces
of butter in seven days several Others in
the herd have records of 16 pounds and
over.
Shedd & Van SickIen, Burlington show
"a head from their herd, Banjo fourth,
headins it. He is by keyes bull
Banjo, before named, weighs 200
pounds. Another bull of the same age
is NathM and Victor, by Netherland
Prince, one of tho Ida farnily. The cow,
Tranquility. an imported heifer took first
last yaar az mixer, is of the Zee family.
Diana and Pauline Rocker are of the cele-
brated Aoggie family, and are among their
choicest animals.
The Cream Hill stock farm of II. b.
Hammond, .Shoreham, shows 10 head
alan A. Dale now heads his herd. Dale
was sired by Darlington, and is out Of
Hamming with record OF 80 pounds OF
milk in one day. Indian Chief, five
years old bull, weighs about 25OO pounds.
Nwarte his dam has record of 800 pounds
of butter in 25O consecutive days. Jennie
b. second has milk record of S6i5 pounds
in one day, 23S114 pounds in 30 consecutive
days and a butter record of le pounds 9
ounces in 7days. Saartje six years has a
five years old record of $1,000 pounds of
milk in one year, Keenaotine four years
OLD l09624 Tor May, 1856.
Peck & Post, Hinesburgh, show 10 head
from their herd Alphedith's Prince 535,
two-years old, weighs $50 pounds, is Of the
famous Netherlands family, he is good
form, not too much white in color, fine
animal, and has been a prize winner here
for three successive years. His dam,
Alphedith gained record as a two.years-
old of IS pounds of milk in one day.
Two yearling bulls sired by Netherland
King, are of the Aaggie family on the
dams side. -Four cows, all imported,
three of which are of the Aaggie family
and one of the Arts, have shown records
of from a to 5ll4 pounds per day, rs three
them has been 80 and "a pounds ounces
for six months. They have also heiters
and calves of their own breeding, good
herd.
DEvONS
Edward Hungerford, Burlington, shows
"a head from his herd Of dairy bred
Devons. The bull Promise Prince which
took first premium is from Bright Prom
Use, COW which made 90 pounds ) ounces
of butter in seven days His son, Pro
montory, 10 months old, took first prize as
yearling He takes five out of six first
premiums one being for the herds, three
seconds and two thirds. Mr.. Hun
gerfOrd's Devons are of the very dark-red
strain with larger and more extended
horns, as distinguished from the light
reds with more incurving horns.
NJ. +. Kelley, Wluooski, shows nine
head also handsome cattle, which com
pletes the DevOns.
soUTHDOwN SHEEP.
J. d. Wheat, Putney, shows a flock of
90 tSouthdowns and though through
Mr.. Billings's extra care and feed
ing his sheep are IN the finest
condition, and carry away most of the
first prises, Mr.. Wheat's sheep are equally
well bred being in fact largely drawn
from Mr..Bilings's flock, and make good
second. The point of profitable feeding is
one which ought and will receive a good
deal more attention. Col. lie G.. b. Can
non has also Il good exhibit of 16 head,
and took blue for yearling ram. ii. r..
Thomas, Burlington, had a flock, which
might do in some exhibits, but they were
in bad company. When a man is going
to compete with Billings, Wheat and
Cannon in Southdowns, he needs to have
something beside sheep which run in Il
short pasture.
COTSwoLDS.
George W. Flagg, Braintree has the
largest exhibit of sheep on the grounds,
80 head, and he gets the flock premium, a
silver medal, and several first on individ-
ual animals. Mr., Flagg is an old and
careful breeder and has good sheep.
X. g. Hill, Gilmore, shows IL head.
Phillips Bros, Glover, has II head, the
second best lot to our mind.
i b. Harris, Lyndon Centre. shows Is
head of Thropshiredowns, These are
something like the Southdowns in appear
ance having black faces, but are larger
and apparently coarser. They are classed
rs a Ia lint ara
The SOuthdowns are the thorough breds
among sheep, and the OXforddowns come
by cross OF the Southdowns and Leicesl ers,
while the Thropshires are a cross between
the Cotswolds aud Hanipshiredowns An
otner breed, the Cheviots, are smaller,
hardy mountain breed.
POULTRY.
This department as compared with the
exhibit of previous years has increased in
extent, and Includes several novelties
never exhibited before in the State, white
Plymouth Rocks, white Dirigos and white
Wyandottes being some of them. The two
largest exhibits are by c. {. Paine, East
Bethel and +. H. Weeden, South Royal
ton, who together exhibit l20 coops in
GLIDING nearly all the varieties found in
the standard.
a. A, Marvin, Sheldon, shows % coops,
Wnlch, with The DlrdS, snow great care
and attention, and his poultry house at
Sheldon will repay a visit to see it, to the
fancier 1t is warmed by steam and con
tains all the modern contriVauces for
poultry raising. Rankin y brush, Milton,
have good exhibit of white Plymouth
Rocks, which greatly resemble the stand
ard Plymouth Rocks except in plumage,
which is white. J. E.P. Wright, Burlington,
has Il good show of games and white Leg
horns. H. II. Ballard, Burlington shows
30 coops Of which his black Hamburghs
are especially good. ID. J. FarnsworLh,
Fairfax, has 10 coops which indicate that
he knows how good poultry is raised
The exhibit of turkeys, geese and ducks
is large and Of excellent quality. ThS de